I used a much smaller dataset to create and troubleshoot the code I currently have. It does what I want it to do...just much more slowly than I would like. With a pen and paper I can very quickly and succinctly explain my problem, it's just difficult to explain without a visual aid. I do agree that I need to work on my communication skills concerning code; I have only taken one self-taught course and it is an area in which I need to improve.